Fossil Energy
DNV offers offshore safety training course in Manchester office
DNV GL, the global provider of risk management services, is extending an offshore safety training programme which aims to advance the critical role of elected safety representatives (ESRs) in minimising the risk of accidents and improving safety. The course, which is accredited by OPITO, will now be
New customer for Aibel
Norway’s Aibel has been awarded a framework agreement by Marathon Oil Norge AS for the supply of FEED and study assignments.
Petrobras extends ‘Skandi Yare’ charter
Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras has decided to keep the ‘Skandi Yare’ platform supply vessel for four more years.
ConocoPhillips gets nod to use ‘Rowan Norway’ at Ekofisk
ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use the Rowan Norway jack-up rig for well operations at Ekofisk 2/4- M in production licence 018. Ekofisk is an oil field lying in 70-75 metres of water in the southern North Sea. The field was produced to tanker
First Mexican order for Sinopacific
China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding has received its first order from Mexico.
UTEC StarNet inks drone deal (VIDEO)
UTEC StarNet, part of the Houston-based UTEC group of companies, has announced an expansion to its partnership with Sky Futures for 3D inspection and onshore and offshore asset management. The company says that the collaborative approach is fundamental in enhancing both companies’ positions as leade
McDermott’s 2Q net loss narrows
McDermott International, Inc.,a provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for upstream field developments, reported a second quarter 2014 net loss of $11 million or $0.05 per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss of $149 million or $0.63 per
EMAS AMC grabs contracts worth up to $110M
Ezra Holdings Limited, a contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, today announced that its Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has been awarded several projects around the world worth close to US$110 million, including options. The scope of work for
Serica farms out stake in East Irish Sea Blocks
Serica Energy plc has completed the farm out of UK East Irish Sea Blocks 113/26b and 113/27c (Licence P.1482) with Centrica through its subsidiary Hydrocarbon Resources Limited (“HRL”). Under the agreement, HRL has acquired an operated 45% interest in the licence, with Serica retaining 20%, in consi
Songa Offshore updates on rig fleet status for July
Songa Offshore,an international offshore drilling company, has announced its drilling rig fleet status update for July 2014. Songa Dee rig achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 99% during the month working for Statoil in Norway. Songa Delta achieved an operational
BW Offshore gets $800M loan for Catcher FPSO
BW Offshore has signed the facility documentation for the new USD 800 million ten year senior secured credit facility for the Catcher FPSO project. The facility is a combined construction and long term financing facility. The credit facility was substantially oversubscribed by a group of 13 leading
Dry well in Danish North Sea
Maersk Oil has drilled the exploration well Dany-1X in the western part of the Danish North Sea. The well did not encounter oil or gas. Dany-1X was drilled as a vertical well with Upper Cretaceous chalk as the objective. The well terminated in Lower Cretaceous claystone at a depth of 2501 metres bel
New offshore contracts for Bibby Ship Management
Bibby Ship Management has further strengthened its position in the offshore oil and gas market with the securing of two new contracts.
Report: Shell, Nigeria Gov’t do nothing to clean up Niger Delta pollution
Environmental organisations have launched a report in which they accuse Shell and the Government of Nigeria of a “shocking lack of action” with regards to the clean-up of pollution in the Niger delta. Friends of Earth Europe, Amnesty International, Environmental Rights Action, Platform and the Centr